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Coating | Solution Delivery for High-Precision Coating, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

February 08, 2016, ... to prevent surface defects and avoid degrading product performance. It should quickly and completely purge air or solvent from the lines and coating die, so the solution is homogeneous when coated on the ...

Carestream Contract Manufacturing Adds Capabilities

(Coating/Laminating)

January 26, 2016, ... in fewer point defects and higher yields. Reportedly, new production facility employees ensure optimal conditions for quality assurance. The company also earned an honorable mention in the AIMCAL 2015 ...

Screw Design for Film Extrusion

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

January 11, 2016, ... pressure of the melt, the efficiency with which colorant has been distributed, and the presence or absence of gels, degraded polymer, or other defects. These factors are directly affected by screw design. ...

ISCST Issues Call for Papers

(Coating/Laminating)

December 14, 2015, ... facilitated by AIMCAL. Technical session topics will include coating and drying/curing fundamentals, coating applications, microstructure development and film defects, flow and solidification of particulate ...

Rotoflex Releases Slitter/Rewinder

(News | New Products)

November 27, 2015, ... machines to a single interface, which can be accessed remotely via computer or handheld device. RMS generates a variety of detailed, customizable reports on performance variables such as run time, defects, ...

In-Mold Labels | IMDA Symposium Covers Range of Topics

(Label/Tape)

November 05, 2015, ... processes such as lamination can be added. When using a web, inspection is needed to check for defects on the fly. When discussing film gauge, the men echoed the conclusion of the digital vs conventional ...

Defect Detection | Filmquest Enhances its Reputation with Surface Inspection System

(Controls)

October 21, 2015, ... (PET) film, discovered that certain customers were using advanced inspection technology that made their technology lag in identifying extremely small defects, Filmquest responded with bold and proactive ...

Label Industry Global Awards Winners Revealed

(Label/Tape)

October 01, 2015, ... resolution and virtually no angular variation, to provide label converters with tools to detect print defects accurately without the need for expensive additional rollers, re-designed web paths, or complex ...

Coating Matters | Optical Films Require Multiple Layers

(Coating/Laminating)

September 30, 2015, ... processing equipment that places the fluidized metal suspension on the substrate without coating defects. The question arises: When these materials are coated thin enough, should the metal be coated and ...

Foil Substrates: Handling, Web Control & Substrate Interaction

(Coating/Laminating)

September 21, 2015, ... that would typically migrate in a paper coated product are held between the foil and substrate. These trapped components may potentially cause coating defects or de-laminations not experienced in paper ...

AVT to Show Inspection Equipmment at Labelexpo Europe

(Controls)

August 19, 2015, ... for wide web, narrow web, and sheet-fed applications. Company says the solution automatically eliminates conversion errors and undetected defects during the prepress stage. This solution is part of the ...

Show Preview | CPP Expo 2015 Adds 3D Printing Pavilion

(Trends/Management)

July 29, 2015, ... from angular variation from the center to the edges, which makes reading variable data on wide web presses and inspecting for print defects challenging especially for high quality VDP applications and ...

Static Beat | Control Static on Insulating Webs in Dryers

(Static-Beat)

July 22, 2015, ... can carry an unusually large amount of solvent into the dryer. We work hard to eliminate folds and creases entering coaters or print decks because they cause customer observable defects and waste. In gravure ...

The Effects of Surface Treatment at the Interface

(Coating/Laminating)

July 20, 2015, ... and may reduce coating defects. This can be seen dramatically if you place a drop of fluid onto the substrate and it beads up without surfactant and place a drop of the fluid with surfactant on the substrate ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Part 2

(Technical Reports)

June 08, 2015, ... in winding are where defects form or rolls telescope in handling or unwinding. I guess this is the winding version of “don't change horses mid-stream.” Web handling expert Tim Walker, president of TJWalker+Assoc., ...

Looking Behind the Curtain of Coating

(Coating/Laminating)

May 29, 2015, ... faster, the effects of film split, turbulence and air reek havoc on the coated product and leave a trail of coating defects in the path. Some coating techniques, however, actually perform better under ...

Coating Matters | The Effects of Viscoelastic Behavior, Pt. 1

(Coating/Laminating)

May 25, 2015, ... understand the elastic nature, elongational testing needs to be completed. So what do you do if the elastic nature of the fluid dominates the viscous nature of the fluid? A new set of coating defects ...

AVT Teams with Global Vision for Off-Line Inspection

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2015, ... narrow web, and sheet-fed applications, ensuring that no critical errors have been overlooked during print production. SolidProof is said to automatically eliminate conversion errors and undetected defects ...

Web Lines | Unwritten Rules, Now Written

(Technical Reports)

April 27, 2015, ... it tensioned. The transition from zero tension to tension will nearly always be prone to defects of lateral control, wrinkle, slip, and scratching. How a web tracks through a machine changes between ...

Coating Tech Institute 2015 Registration Open

(Coating/Laminating)

April 11, 2015, ... include Rheology, Slot Die Operation, Process, Troubleshooting, Defects, Methods of Coating, and more. Instructors from several different specialty areas will provide participants with specific information ...